What are the causes and treatment for atrial fibrillation?
That is a big subject in Cardiology and Medicine. However to be concise the most important causes are as below a) Ischemic heart disease, treatment is proper restoration of blood supply to heart. Immediate treatment is certain medications to control the irritability of the heart and function of the SA node, conductivity of reentry impulses and irritable heart, checking the electrolytes and adjusting them, stoping any medicines which may aggravate the situation b) Rheumatic heart disease, c) Thyrotoxic heart disease Rx treat the basic Thyroid problem and give supportive immediate treatment d) Valvular heart disease e) Congestive heart failure f) Cardiomyopathy disorders g) COPD and chronic progressive pulmonary disorders h) Myocarditis and Pancarditis of diverse origin Rx diagnose and treat the basic problem while giving the immediate and supportive treatment i) Electrolyte, ph and metabolic imbalance, diagnose and address the appropriate problem + supportive immediate treatment f) Iatr
